The last days of 2021 will see the station crew move headlong into a range of space biology research. ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer has currently begun the new Cytoskeleton experiment and will work on it the rest of the week to study how the human cell adapts to weightlessness.
Orbital upkeep is important to guarantee ongoing and safe station operations. Chari will spend the next couple of days unloading the Cargo Dragon and work on station life assistance and pipes jobs.
By NASA
December 30, 2021
This mosaic depicts the International Space Station pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour throughout a fly around of the orbiting lab that occurred following its undocking from the Harmony modules space-facing port on November 8, 2021. Credit: NASA Johnson
The astronauts and cosmonauts of Expedition 66 worked throughout Wednesday on U.S. and Russian spacesuits. The orbital residents will likewise end 2021 dealing with life science and freight operations aboard the International Space Station.
Among the 6,500 pounds of freight provided aboard the SpaceX Cargo Dragon on December 22 were a U.S. spacesuit and other spacewalking gear. NASA Flight Engineers Kayla Barron and Thomas Marshburn got rid of the new spacesuit from Dragon on Wednesday then installed interactions gear and configured it.
Russian spacewalks are also planned at the station in 2022 to equip the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module that got here in July. When they will configure Nauka to operate with the rest of the space station, cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov began examining treatments today for the upcoming excursions. The set from Roscosmos likewise began organizing Russian Orlan spacesuit elements and spacewalking tools.
Russian spacewalks are likewise planned at the station in 2022 to outfit the Nauka multipurpose lab module that showed up in July. Cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov began evaluating procedures today for the upcoming trips when they will set up Nauka to run with the rest of the area station. The last days of 2021 will see the station team relocation headlong into a range of area biology research. Chari will invest the next couple of days unloading the Cargo Dragon and work on station life assistance and pipes jobs.